Posted on 12/07/2008 11:23:48 AM PST by STARWISE
My nephew, Chris, has been battling Crone's Disease for a couple of years, but sadly no drugs or diet regimes he's pursued have worked satisfactorily.
It's so hard to believe that someone so young (38) is facing the rest of his life with this situation, but the team at Johns Hopkins concluded that colostomy surgery is the only safe and prudent option, given the damage he's sustained internally, to preclude the more devastating prospects of cancers, etc. in the future.
Asking for your prayers for Chris, his wife and families through this challenging surgery, recovery and rehab and into what I pray will be a manageable and harmonious life for him and his family, and restored health going forward.
Thankfully, he seems to have found acceptance. He hasn't been able to work or really do anything for almost a year, just chained to the house, so he wants his life back. His docs have told him that, with solid recovery, he'll be able to resume all his normal life and athletic activities.
God bless and protect Chris with a successful surgery early in the am and strong recovery. God bless him with skilled doctors and health care professionals. Maybe future medical innovations may provide a different option in time. I pray His angels are near.
Thank you so very much.
Glad things seem to be going well. It sounds like he is on the road, albeit a long one, to recovery.
Amen, STARWISE, and I'll Offer Thanksgiving in my Bedtime Prayers shortly. Thank you for this Excellent Update.
Wishing you a Blessed and Beautiful Christmas!
A wonderful gift just in time for Christmas. God Bless.
I’m so glad Chris is doing well. May God continue to bless him and may you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
I'll keep Chris in my prayers. Wishing Chris, you and your entire family a Merry Christmas and many, many blessings in the New Year.
Leni/MinuteGal
Sounds like it’s going as good as can be expected, God bless and Merry Christmas!
Thank God. Glad that you let us know how he is doing.
Update on Chris
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Chris is doing really well ...I’d say extraordinarily well, praise God.
Against most medical advice and his family’s cautioning, he was not going to miss our family Christmas festivities and made the long car trip. He even drove fot more than half the trip. He looked wonderful, had high energy, and his spirits were just remarkable.
He has had what I’d have to call an amazing recovery and healing, and I’m so thankful for all your prayers.
He’s already gotten back to skiing several times, and is busy job hunting, and getting back life, full swing.
Thank you all so very much again for the prayers you offered for Chris. I know they were the power behind his incredible recovery and return to robust health.
Here’s a snippet from the letter I received from his wife, after I sent her the link to this prayer thread:
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“... and I was overwhelmed with emotions when I read people’s responses. It’s so amazing to me how many good, people are out there praying for someone they don’t even know.
Thank you again. I truly believe all of these prayers had a direct impact on the successful outcome of Chris’s surgery. He’s doing great health wise and is aggressively looking for where his career path will take him next.”
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Tears as I type ... thank you SO SO much for your kindness and your prayers to Our Dear Lord. In His abundant mercy, He anwered.
Excellent, excellent news!
awesome stuff! We can always use some good news!
I am so glad he is doing well. I will continue to pray and thank you for the update.
Such great news! Thanks for the update. Prayers of gratitude are on the way...
This says it all. I'm so happy for you, Chris and the family.
Whoo Hoo!
Leni
Thanks ... ;)
And, thanks to you all.
God is GOOD!
Prayer BUMP
Wonderful Update, Star! Thank You, our Awesome King in Heaven!!
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